広島県·特産品
Kumano Brushes
Kumano brushes are renowned worldwide for the delicacy of their brush tips. Although they are not food, they are a proud specialty representing Kumano Town. At the end of the Edo period, due to the lack of farmland in Kumano, many people sourced brushes and ink during the agricultural off-season to sell as peddlers, which marked the beginning of brush making. About 180 years ago, the acquisition of techniques intensified under the encouragement of crafts by the Hiroshima Clan. In 1975, it was designated as the nation's first traditional craft in the brush industry. Today, it boasts the highest production volume in Japan for calligraphy brushes, paintbrushes, and makeup brushes. The craftsmanship that finishes the tips without cutting them is loved worldwide as makeup brushes. It is a delicate masterpiece that Kumano presents to the world.
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